Chapter 88

• He had always known, deep down, that Jason would come back into Lucy’s life eventually, but hearing it out loud still stung. " Jason… Dylan’s father? " he asked, his voice hoarse.
• Lucy nodded, her eyes filled with a mixture of emotions. " Yeah. He’s back, and… " She trailed off, unsure of how to explain everything that had happened. " He wants to be a part of Dylan’s life. He… wants to be there for him. "
• Adrian’s jaw tightened as he processed her words. He had always known that Lucy’s heart belonged to Jason, even when she tried to move on. But hearing it confirmed like this, seeing the way her face softened at the mention of him, it felt like something precious was slipping through his fingers—something he had never truly had but had always hoped for.